Absentee voting; qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason, special provisions for military. (HB1621)

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Progress

√	Introduced
X	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Elections; absentee voting. Provides that qualified voters may vote absentee for any reason. The bill eliminates the present statutory list of specific reasons entitling a voter to cast an absentee ballot. Several special provisions concerning military and overseas absentee voters and disabled voters are consolidated in two new provisions. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

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Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical duplicates of this one: SB1010.

Poll Results

5 votes

Bill Text

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